Kevin Harvick Wants to Pee in the Cup

Kevin Harvick wants NASCAR to institute drug testing. According to this article from ESPN.com Terry Blount these Quotes stand out:

"In the 10 years that I've raced, I've never been drug-tested," Harvick said. "To me, that's not a proper drug policy for a professional sport. We haven't made any headway whatsoever on the drug-testing policy."

Harvick and Stewart were reacting to an ESPN The Magazine story this week in which former driver Aaron Fike said he competed in Craftsman Truck Series races while he was on heroin.

"I have been in a race with him and I know for a fact that he's not the only one," Harvick said. "There's another driver that was suspended that I can almost guarantee you was in the race car while he was under the influence, and that pisses me off.

"I'm sure I'll be blasted for saying what I feel, but I don't want to be on a race track with people like that. It's irresponsible more than anything."

"I'm sure I'll have to do it for speaking my mind," Harvick said. "But if I have to pee in a cup 15 times a year, I'm happy to do it.

Regardless how you may feel about Happy Harvick, the dude speaks his mind and from a distance seems to be concerned about the integrity of NASCAR and his participation in it.

Comments

[Trixie]

I just finished reading the article on Aaron Fike in ESPN The Magazine. It was definitely an eye opener. We have been talking about drivers using, but we also have to look at everyone on the team from the crew chief on down. If I were a driver I certainly wouldn't want my tire changer using drugs. Even though crew members aren't driving the car, but what they do during a race weekend can affect the performance on the race track.

[Charlie]

Harvick's attitude on the subject is commendable. In a sport like the NFL or MLB, it only takes one guy with an opinion opposite of Harvick's to stop the momentum heading towards random testing. It is a good thing - at least in this instance - that there is no driver's union in NASCAR.